Houma driver killed after pickup strikes tree and flips

Published: Friday, March 29, 2013 at 6:59 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, March 29, 2013 at 10:45 a.m.

A Houma man died Thursday night after the pickup he was driving struck a tree and flipped off La. 24 in Schriever, State Police said.

Diron Williams, 38, was driving along La. 24 South near the Lost Bridge, about a mile north of St. Bridget Catholic church, about 10:30 p.m. when his 2002 Ford F-150 left the road and drifted onto the left shoulder, State Police said.

Williams’ truck rotated clockwise across both lanes of La. 24 South, headed into a roadside ditch and struck a tree, causing the pickup to overturn several times, police said.

Williams, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene by the Terrebonne Parish Coroner’s Office, police said. A passenger in the truck, who was wearing a seat belt, received minor injuries.

Alcohol use is suspected, State Police said. Routine toxicology tests are pending for Williams.View Larger Map

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